Blech.
I am grumpy and petulant today, having been beset with internet ass-hats. On the bright side, I still have my sense of humor, and life is giving me plenty to laugh at. Take this morning's conversations:
Lab Assistant: I spilled some water. Do we have any paper towels?
Me: Under the sink. Why aren't you using the mop?
Lab Assistant: The mop is stuck to the floor.
And later (names have been changed to protect the innocent).
Postdoc: So why does your [university] e-mail address have a "1" in it?
Me: I guess there were other M. Fletchers on campus, so I get to be m1fletcher.
Postdoc: If you don't like it, you should change it. I had to have mine changed. I didn't think it was appropriate for work.
Me: What was it?
Postdoc: My full name is Mary Elizabeth Willington, and they shortened it to "mewilli."
Me: *guffaw*
Postdoc: When I went to change it, the computer guys all knew who I was, too. They were like, "Oh! *snicker* You're me willi!"
In other news, I have channeled my inner Nancy Drew and solved The Case of the AWOL Chair in two minutes flat.
Still. Day.
Tomorrow will be better. It's the awards banquet for the summer reading contest. Free lunch surrounded by book lovers with prizes and readings from the librarians' favorite reviews.
Yes.
Lib
Mun42
Lab Assistant: I spilled some water. Do we have any paper towels?
Me: Under the sink. Why aren't you using the mop?
Lab Assistant: The mop is stuck to the floor.
And later (names have been changed to protect the innocent).
Postdoc: So why does your [university] e-mail address have a "1" in it?
Me: I guess there were other M. Fletchers on campus, so I get to be m1fletcher.
Postdoc: If you don't like it, you should change it. I had to have mine changed. I didn't think it was appropriate for work.
Me: What was it?
Postdoc: My full name is Mary Elizabeth Willington, and they shortened it to "mewilli."
Me: *guffaw*
Postdoc: When I went to change it, the computer guys all knew who I was, too. They were like, "Oh! *snicker* You're me willi!"
In other news, I have channeled my inner Nancy Drew and solved The Case of the AWOL Chair in two minutes flat.
Still. Day.
Tomorrow will be better. It's the awards banquet for the summer reading contest. Free lunch surrounded by book lovers with prizes and readings from the librarians' favorite reviews.
Yes.
Lib
Mun42